The course is aimed at providing competence on applications of finite element structural analysis, including the use of commercial software. The student will be able to identify the different kinds of problems to solve and the best fitting modeling techniques, to critically evaluate the results, to solve problems of advanced mechanical design. The acquired competence will complete the education of a profession particularly specialized on structural mechanical design in the industrial and vehicle field.

The examination will be oral, provided that a report on a topic proposed during the course will be delivered. The proposed problem will be solved by the analysis techniques learnt during the course. The oral examination will be a discussion on the design procedure and on the correctness of the results presented in the report. The final grade will be obtained by an overall evaluation of the report.